The base's outermost protective formation and energy shield had been destroyed. There was still another energy shield inside, but it was the last one—and the weakest of the three layers of defense. With the outer energy shield and protective formation gone, they had no choice but to abandon the base. After all, it would take time to gather the cultivators around them into their Small Worlds and then leave through the Teleportation Formation. The last energy shield was there to buy them that time.
But Ling Tian and the others weren't about to let Chi Xue, the Outer Realm Demon Race cultivators, and their forces withdraw safely. They increased the intensity of their attacks, while every cultivator in their ranks proficient in Time Secret Technique used it to delay their enemies. After all, nine out of ten cultivators who were held back would be killed. By now, the major factions had surrounded the base, leaving Chi Xue and the Outer Realm Demon Race cultivators with no way out except through the Teleportation Formation. If their escape could be delayed long enough to stop them from teleporting away, they would surely be killed.
Ling Tian and the others' Time Secret Technique was undeniably effective. It could only delay a cultivator for an instant, but that was enough time to do plenty. In particular, Ling Tian and the other cultivators proficient in the technique took turns using it, managing to tie down quite a few enemies.
That wasn't all. Ling Tian used Teleportation Secret Technique, appearing beside a Teleportation Formation inside the base. With a thought, he sent an energy arrow whistling into it and destroyed it. Then he used Pseudo Small World Secret Technique to restrain the cultivators nearby. Next, he pulled out a huge pile of Explosive Jade Talismans and